Colours That Don’t Date
Redecorating and repainting your home can be a fun and exciting time – but it’s likely not something you want to do more than once every few years. An important part of ensuring you don’t have to pull out the paintbrushes only weeks after putting them away is choosing the paint colour for your walls carefully.
The paint scheme for a space is one of the most important decisions you can make, and it will affect the rest of the décor. For example, if you’re opting for yellow walls, you likely won’t be able to create a pink scheme for the rest of the room design.
Given the critical role your paint colour plays in a space, choosing a timeless colour you’ll love for years to come is essential. To help you get started with paint samples, here are some colours that don’t date for you to consider.
Sage
A relatively neutral colour that is a mix of green and grey, sage offers a colour that’s easy to match without the “colourless” feeling that black, white, and grey can occasionally elicit. This colour is great for both exteriors and interiors, and popular colours you can match sage with include orange, yellow, and fuchsia.
Sage and other grey-green tones are very soothing, making them perfect for bedrooms, nurseries, and foyers. It’s a truly timeless option, one that can look like it’s modern but also wouldn’t look out of place in a 16th or 17th-century home.
Oatmeal
Another neutral, this brings in browns to your walls without being too dark. It can look a touch masculine, so it should be broken up with whites when painting. For the rest of the décor, you can bring in colours like pinks and reds to add a touch more femininity to the space. If you want to go the other way and play up the masculinity, bring in blacks and dark blues and greens.
Elegant and classic, it’s an excellent option for bedrooms and nurseries. If you’re building a theme in your little one’s nursery, oatmeal can serve as a base for an outdoor theme, such as a jungle safari.
Teal
Greens and blues are both popular colours, and teal is the perfect marriage of both. It brings in the vibrancy of aquamarine without the overpowering brightness, giving you more opportunity to play with the décor of a given space.
Teal walls can be paired with white furniture for a classic home décor combination, or you can bring in brighter colours for a playful look. This colour is great for bedrooms, bathrooms, and living spaces – however, the coolness might be a touch too much for your kitchen.
Complex Cream
White is a classic for a reason – but it’s also a colour that elicits a lot of worry, especially if you’ve got young ones and pets that could get it dirty. Instead, opt for complex cream, which has the classic appeal of white with darker undertones (such as pink, green, yellow, or orange) that make a space feel homier.
Complex cream also tones down the brightness of white and looks better with furnishings than stark white does. If you enjoy white, you can pair your cream with dark wood furniture and soft white furnishings, such as your sofa upholstery. This is a great shade for living rooms and bedrooms especially.
Navy Blue
While it isn’t a neutral colour, navy blue has been one of the most popular colours for home décor around the world for years. This colour complements a range of décor colours. It works well with everything from cool and bright whites to warm and subdued browns and everything in between, including metallics, matte blacks, and more.
This shade can work in nearly every space in your home and is a good base on which to build an aesthetic. It can also work in both small and large rooms, making it a truly versatile classic.